Friday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Songs and Dances of Bohemian Baroque; organist Simon Preston; Rob's Essential Choice: Stenhammar: Serenade, Op 31.
9am
A selection of music including the Essential CD of the Week: Songs and Dances of Bohemian Baroque played by Musica Bohemica conducted by Jaroslav Krcek: SUPRAPHON SU 40982
9.30am
A daily brainteaser and performances by the Artist of the Week, organist, conductor and composer, Simon Preston.
10.30am
During British Food Fortnight, This week Rob's guest is guest on Essential Classics this week, is the actress, writer and cake-maker Jane Asher. Since beginning her acting career at the age of 5, she has appeared in several feature films including the original film of 'Alfie', and has starred in many TV series including 'Brideshead Revisited', 'The Mistress', 'The Choir', 'Crossroads', 'Poirot' , 'Miss Marple' and 'The Old Guys'. Jane has also written three best-selling novels and published over a dozen lifestyle and cake decorating books. As a young mother she started making novelty cakes for her children, and opened her own cake-making shop, Jane Asher Party Cakes, in 1990. It is now one of the UK锟�??s foremost bespoke cake makers.
11am
Rob's Essential Choice
Stenhammar
Serenade Op.31
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Neeme J盲rvi (conductor)
DG 4458572.
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Boyce
Trio Sonata No. 7 in D minor - Allegro: Giga
Performers: The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (director)
- HYPERION CDA 67151/2.
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Lambert
Romeo and Juliet: Tableau 1 Movement 1: Rondino. The dancers arrive, late for class; Table
Performers: English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
- HYPERION CDA67545.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 'Classical'
Performers: Pro Arte Orchestra, Eugene Goossens (conductor)
- FIRST HAND RECORDS FHR 16.
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9.24: Rob's Essential CD of the Week
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Anon.
The Oldest Collections of Czech Folk Songs and Dances: No.15 from Klatovy; Nos. 35 and 46
Performers: Musica Bohemica, Jaroslav Krcek (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON SU 40982.
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9.32: Artist of the Week - Simon Preston
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia in G, BWV 572
Performers: Simon Preston (organ)
- DG 4694202.
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Joseph Haydn
St Cecilia Mass: Gloria in excelsis Deo; Laudamus te; Gratias
Performers: Judith Nelson (soprano), Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston (conductor)
- L鈥橭ISEAU LYRE 4171252.
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Orlando Gibbons
The Silver Swan
Performers: The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)
- COLLEGIUM COLCD 105.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor Op.78 'Organ Symphony'
Performers: Simon Preston (organ), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine (conductor)
- DG 4196172.
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10.30: Jane Asher's Choices
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Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia Di Lammermoor: 'Il Dolce Suono鈥rdon Gli Incensi...S'avanza Enrico鈥pargi D'amaro Pi
Performers: Natalie Dessay (soprano), Wolfgang Klose (tenor), Matthew Rose (bass), Sascha Reckert (glass harmonica), European Chamber Choir, Concerto K枚ln, Evelino Pid貌 (conductor)
- VIRGIN 599469.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro (Overture)
Performers: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Sejna (conductor)
- SUPRAPHON SU4081-2.
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11am: Rob's Essential Choice
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
Serenade Op. 31
Performers: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme J盲rvi (conductor)
- DG 445 857-2.
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Franz Liszt
Elegy No.2
Performers: Louis Kentner (piano)
- VOX CDX2 5503.
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Luigi Boccherini
Quartet No.6 in A G.170
Performers: Quartetto d'archi di Venezia
- DYNAMIC DM8027.
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